Karl-Ernst Schroeter

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 34)


Successes
6 ships sunk for a total of 32,358 GRT
2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 1,134 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,799 GRT

Born  3 Dec 1912 Freystadt, Silesia
Died  23 May 1943(30)Central North Atlantic


Ranks

Date unknownKapitänleutnant
1 May 1943Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-121 28 May 1940 30 Mar 1941   No war patrols 
U-752 24 May 1941 23 May 1943  (+)  8 patrols (359 days) 

Patrol info for Karl-Ernst Schroeter


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-752 23 Jul 1941  Kiel  24 Jul 1941  Horten   2 days
2. U-752 31 Jul 1941  Horten  2 Aug 1941  Trondheim   3 days
3. U-752 18 Aug 1941  Trondheim  22 Aug 1941  Kirkenes   5 days
4. U-752 23 Aug 1941  Kirkenes  17 Sep 1941  Kirkenes  Patrol 1,26 days
5. U-752 19 Sep 1941  Kirkenes  23 Sep 1941  Trondheim   5 days
6. U-752 18 Oct 1941  Trondheim  22 Oct 1941  Kirkenes   5 days
7. U-752 7 Nov 1941  Kirkenes  18 Nov 1941  Kirkenes  Patrol 2,12 days
8. U-752 22 Nov 1941  Kirkenes  10 Dec 1941  Kiel  Patrol 3,19 days
9. U-752 4 Feb 1942  Kiel  5 Feb 1942  Helgoland   2 days
10. U-752 7 Feb 1942  Helgoland  10 Feb 1942  Bergen   4 days
11. U-752 12 Feb 1942  Bergen  13 Mar 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 4,30 days
12. U-752 28 Mar 1942  La Pallice  21 May 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 5,55 days
13. U-752 2 Jul 1942  St. Nazaire  4 Sep 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 6,65 days
14. U-752 19 Oct 1942  La Pallice  15 Feb 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 7,120 days
15. U-752 22 Apr 1943  St. Nazaire  23 May 1943  Sunk  Patrol 8,32 days
8 patrols, 359 days at sea

Ships hit by Karl-Ernst Schroeter

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
25 Aug 1941U-752 T-898 (No 44)553sj
15 Nov 1941U-752 T-889 (No 34)581sj
 
21 Apr 1942U-752 West Imboden5,751am
23 Apr 1942U-752 Reinholt (d.)4,799nw
1 May 1942U-752 Bidevind4,956nw
23 Jul 1942U-752 Garmula5,254br
27 Jul 1942U-752 Leikanger4,003nwFN-20
9 Aug 1942U-752 Mendanau6,047nl
13 Aug 1942U-752 Cripple Creek6,347am
 38,291

8 ships sunk (33,492 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,799 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.



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